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` UNITED STATES CLAYTON IY. FORD,

'PATENT OFFICE.

`OFI FINDLAY, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 2'81,481,fdated\July1'47, 1883.

` Appncntioulea April 2,1883'. (Nomodei.)

To all whom, it 1v1/wy concern-.-

Be it known that I, CLAYTON WV. FORD, a citizen' of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Findlay, in the county of Hancock and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in myrecently-patented Grain- Loader, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a device for handling grain-sacks; and itconsists in the parts which will be hereinafter described, and pointedout in the claims.v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure, 1 represents a side view of themachine. The dotted lines indicate the position of the parts whenpartially elevated. Fig. 2 is a plan View with a part ofthe clothremoved. Fig. 3ds a side view of the parts elevated to a degreesuiiicient to dump the sack into a wagon or other elevation.

Like letters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

A represents thewheels upon which the device is mounted. B B are thehandles, and

. C O are legs fixed thereto. D is also a handle,

fixed at E to cross -bar E. Said cross -bar passes through the handlesB, and turns freely therein. E2 and B are cross-braces fixed to handlesB. FP is the axle of the wheels. F F are bars pivoted at G to handles B.H H are pivots -uniting bars F to the side of the canvas-frame I, and Ilis the canvas secured to said frame. I I arethe ends of arm J, pivotedto the sides of frame I. armsflxed at Kr tolevers F. L are staples underthe forward end of frame I, through which the forward ends of arms Dpass.

The device is operated as follows: Assuming the sacks of grain to bestanding erect, the forward end of the device is wheeled up to the sacksoughtfto be removed. The handles are then let down and the rear endpermitted to K K are shortv rest on legs O, as shown in Fig. 1. The rearendof handle D is then raised, which move'- ment draws down the frame Iand canvas I2 in front of the wheel in a perpendicular position. rlhesack is then tilted back and the handle D lowered to the position shownin Fig. 1. The sack will then lie on its `.side Vupon the canvas. It maythen be wheeled to the -desired place and dumped in the following groundor floor, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The handlesk B should thenbe raised, as

into the desired receptacle. When the handle B is raised, under thosecircumstances, the arm K is forced under the cross-arm J, and the bottomof the sack is supported by said arm J until the sack loses itsequilibrium and falls forward.

The sacks may, in unloading, be piled up in regular order.

Having thus described my invention and set forth its advantages, I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of thehandles B D, cross-bar E', bars F, frame I, andcanvas I2, substantiallyas described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of the handles B D, cross-bar E', bars F,fra1ne I,canvas I2, and arms J K, substantially as described, and for thepurposes set forth.

3. The combination of the handles B D,Ilegs Y O, cross-bars E', bars F,frame I, canvas Il, arms J K, and wheels A, substantially as described,and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in January, A. D. 1883. Y

CLAYTON W. FORD.'

Witnesses:

J ns. A. Born, JAMEs W. FREY.

shown in Fig. 3, when the sack will slide off presence of twowitnessesthis 20th day of manner: rIhe handle D should belowered to the

